Soldier, seen from the front, holding his spear upright with both hands in front of him slightly above the ground (no. 16), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, holding a spear (lance) with both hands upright in front of him slightly above the ground (no. 16), ca. 1600. This is the second movement for placing the spear on the ground. Plate 16 in the instructions for handling the spear: Enseignement brief; et succint sur les portraitz figurez, touchant l'usage, de tout ce qu'un Soldat doibt faire au maniement de la Pique. Part of the illustrations in a French edition of J. de Gheyn's Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn, Maniement d'armes, d'arquebuses, mousquetz et piques : en conformité de l'ordre de Mour le Prince Maurice, Prince d'Orange, Amsterdam 1608. Military affairs around 1600.
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